Government and state leaders consult on high Corona numbers

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The government will consult with the federal states on Friday afternoon about the further course of action in the Corona pandemic. Actually, the next easing steps would be due at Christmas – especially the opening of ski lifts. But in view of the persistently high new infections and the many deaths, voices have recently increased calling for further interventions over the holidays. Whether that will happen, however, was unclear in the run-up to the video conference. The decline in new infections has slowed noticeably recently: on average, 2,700 cases have…

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More than 30,000 new corona infections in Germany for the first time

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More than 30,000 new infections with the coronavirus were registered in Germany within one day for the first time on Thursday. Health offices reported 33,777 infections. The number of deaths reached 813, the second highest since the start of the pandemic, following 952 corona victims last Wednesday. The new infection figure includes 3,500 subsequent reports. But even without those, there were still 30,277 new infections within 24 hours. The late reports came from Baden-Württemberg. The numbers could not be transmitted the day before for technical reasons. Last Friday, the previous…

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2,485 new infections Austria-wide

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To date, there have been 332,828 positive test results in Austria. As of today, 4,982 people across Austria have died as a result of Corona virus and 294,315 have recovered. Currently, 3,220 people are undergoing hospitalization for corona virus. 530 of those who have died are being treated in intensive care units. Today’s death toll includes 120 additional deaths due to a data reconciliation with AGES from Vienna. New infections since the last report are divided among the provinces as follows: Burgenland: 81Carinthia: 190Lower Austria: 375Upper Austria: 482Salzburg: 182Styria: 358Tyrol:…

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COVID 19 – Situations around the world

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822 new infections in TokyoThe Japanese capital Tokyo reports a new high of 822 new infections. According to authorities, the health system is under such strain that the alert level for medical capacity has been raised to the highest of four levels. All available resources have been exhausted, a physician representative said. The number of Covid 19 patients must decrease, he said. Bulgaria extends restrictionsBulgaria is extending a series of restrictions until the end of January. Secondary schools, shopping centers, restaurants and gyms will remain closed until the end of…

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Over 30,000 new infections in Germany for the first time

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The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany has broken through the threshold of 30,000 for the first time, according to the Robert Koch Institute. For technical reasons, about 3,500 cases too few were initially transmitted from Baden-Württemberg, the RKI announced on its website on Thursday. These would add mathematically to the 26,923 confirmed new infections reported in the morning. In view of the further rising numbers, the federal government is making speed with the vaccination. According to Health Minister Jens Spahn, it will begin immediately after Christmas. For Friday…

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SPECULATIONS: Signs of renewed lockdown intensify

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Since Thursday, speculation has been rife again about a new hard lockdown starting on St. Stephen’s Day. Almost all the Austrian online news portals report about this scenario. On Friday at 3 p.m., the government will meet the provincial governors as well as experts to discuss possible tightening – after which further details are to be announced. A press statement is planned. In the Ministry of Health, one is concerned due to the new infection figures that have not continued to fall in recent days. Also the situation on the…

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After data cleanup, 218 deaths reported in Austria

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After a data cleanup, authorities have reported 218 Covid 19 deaths for the past 24 hours. The city of Vienna switched to reporting deaths synchronously with AGES data, so 135 deaths have been added since yesterday. In fact, 15 people died as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the past 24 hours, according to city data. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there are thus 4,982 deaths Austria-wide, reported the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior today (as of 9:30 a.m.). Until now, different values for Covid-19…

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Von der Leyen: Corona vaccination to start EU-wide on 27 December

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The Austrian government is optimistic that soon the first citizens can be vaccinated with the vaccine against the corona virus. Exactly when the first shipment will arrive, however, is an open question. Corona vaccination is picking up speed: EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday on the short-message service Twitter that vaccination will begin within the European Union on Dec. 27. “We protect our citizens together,” she wrote. The German government had previously said it expected that the first vaccinations against the corona virus in Austria could possibly…

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USA and Brazil report dramatically high numbers of new infections

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New Corona highs were reported Wednesday by the United States and Brazil. In the United States, 3,784 more Corona deaths and more than 250,000 new infections were counted within 24 hours, according to Johns Hopkins University. Brazil set a new record for new infections Wednesday with more than 70,000 cases and now counts more than seven million people sickened since the pandemic began. In terms of absolute numbers, the U.S. is the country most affected by the pandemic in the world. In total, around 16.9 million cases have been recorded…

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